From Thomas Jefferson to Rosa Parks to Daniel Ellsberg. They all made changes‚ by committing acts that some americans would call criminal‚but they acted out acts of civil disobedience. Some see civil disobedience as an unjustly demon in one‚
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rights which would last for several years. Similar events had occurred prior to this bus incident of Rosa Parks‚ but how come we do not know the names or dates of these? We could say that it was a coincidence that only few days later an organization called Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was formed and was led by a man who would have a great impact on the fight against racial segregation – Martin Luther King Jr. He had earlier become a pastor in a Baptist church and earned a college degree
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When every seat in the white section was taken‚ the bus driver ordered the black passengers in the middle row to stand so a white man could sit. Rosa park refused to move from her spot. This non-violent and strong stance against the unfair segregation law‚ that required black passengers to give up their own seat for a white passenger‚ forever changed race relations in
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summer‚ and Selma March all for their hope of equality. In Alabama there was segregation laws all over the state the separated whites from blacks‚ and the state bus was no different (2). The Montgomery Bus Boycott started because Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man (2). The law states that blacks must give up their seats for a white man in the black section if there isn’t enough seats for whites (2). Rosa parks refused to give up her seat because she was a trained activist (Sanders 4)
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1929‚ who grew up without any civil rights in a white society of racism‚ discrimination and segregation. The civil rights movement encountered many events which lead to desegregation‚ many of these movements included The Montgomery bus boycott‚ Sit-ins‚ Freedom Rides‚ March to Washington which all lead to the Voting and Civil Rights Act. During the 1950s‚ there were many laws encouraging segregation‚ one of many were that African Americans were only allowed to sit at the back of public transports
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The United States is a free society in which the rights of each individual citizen are protected by the Bill of Rights. Although we have many freedoms‚ there are still times of disagreement with the government. Everyone has different viewpoints and opinions‚ so what seems just to one person might be deemed as unfair to another. During times of disagreement it is best to have peaceful resistance because this prevents mass violence from arising while still promoting a different opinion to be taken
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On December 1‚ 1955‚ in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ history was made when Rosa Parks stood her ground‚ refusing to give up what was rightfully hers. Back then‚ almost every town in the south was categorized by one’s skin color. For example‚ drinking fountains‚ stores‚ buses‚ restaurants‚ parks‚ and more were either for Caucasians or African Americans. One day‚ Ms. Parks was sitting in her section of a bus‚ the African American section‚ until suddenly‚ she was ordered by
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January 1955‚ she participated in the very first lunch counter sit in. Later that year‚ Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and she began to work with King. Over sixty years later‚ women from all across the world organized one of the largest protests in United States history and marched peacefully for their rights. Peaceful resistances to unjust laws in the U.S. by Helena Hicks and Rosa Parks desegregated
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is a positive way to impact a free society. It is called a peaceful resistance when it is non-violent and there is no blood shed. People such as Rosa Parks peacefully resisted against unfair laws. As it says in the article‚"Parks was arrested for her act of civil disobedience and convicted of violating the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the South until 1965. Her arrest and subsequent appeal helped spark a 381-day-long boycott of public buses led by Martin Luther King Jr. and a
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Martin Luther King Junior- Thoughts and Politics King was a deeply spiritual man. Much‚ if not most‚ of the theory behind his activism emanated from his religious beliefs. Christianity‚ to King‚ is “a spirit of brotherhood made manifest in social ethics.” In essence‚ we are all equal and we all deserve equally. According to King‚ all people are strung together in a network of life–race‚ religion‚ gender‚ etc. simply do not matter. Our societies need to reflect equality for all of us to prosper:
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